http://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=3497
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:37:58 +0000FluxBBhttp://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?pid=14490#p14490
Well, you said the panel right? I haven't learned a way to add a custom panel into the gtkrc theme properly yet, so I just use a separate gtkrc-2.0 for the panel.

When I make my gtkrc themes, the panel will use the bg[NORMAL] color and the fg[NORMAL], and also the colors for fg[ACTIVE], bg[PRELIGHT], and bg[ACTIVE] on the buttons and menus...and their are a few settings in the style "default" that change the size of buttons and icon padding.

But, you can always make a gtkrc for a theme, and then add a gtkrc-2.0 in your /home/folder for a separate panel (task-bar). The gtkrc-2.0 in your home folder will over-ride your panel in your /usr/share/themes/Xfce-theme/gtk-2.0/gtkrc...and you can just make it to match your new theme. (if you learn a better way to use bg_pixmap[NORMAL] image for your panel then let me know)

I have had difficulty finding info on how to write a theme for xfce, so I self taught myself by looking at other people's themes and figuring somethings out on my own. This is a thread that I made in Ubuntu Forums for some things that I have learned and shared about the xfce engine: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=377397

I'm a beginner so some things that I say might be wrong or may be the improper way to do something, but it's worked for me and my gtkrc themes, this is my latest theme that I made:

So I just have this little bit of code saved as my gtkrc-2.0 in my /home/folder

I also keep my panel image in there which is the nunupanel.png

...you can also add more code in your gtkrc-2.0 to change buttons and other panel plug-ins and things...even font choices.

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i am working on a desktop theme and analysed several themes for xfwm4 ,but there seems no way to change the taskbars/panel over a xfce theme , although there are always nice picturesof a modded taskbar/panel on the xfce4 theme site . a bit confusing at least...:)

i want to create a theme for everything (of course) , so i just need to create an additionally gtk theme ?